The music video for “mommae” by Jay Park exhibits several textbook examples of male gaze and objectification of women. Jay Park’s...

Analyzing Epstein’s and Joo’s Definition of Korean Beauty with Bak Jaebeom South Korean beauty standards are expressed and reinforced...

In the 21st century, a digital screen allows audience members the power to “fantasize about having a personal relationship with a music...

In recent years, one of the significant changes to K-pop was the incorporation of “diverse stylistic input from abroad, which has been...

In "The poetics of resistance and the politics of crossing borders" by Um Hae-Kyung, Um argues that hip hop and rap have undergone...

Analyzing Bak Jaebeom using Philip Auslander’s “Everybody’s in Show Biz: Performing Star Identity in Popular Music” In the K-pop industry...

Along with the common usage of celebrity endorsements in Korean advertisements, sexual objectification does not fall far behind. With the...

On April 10, 2013, Bak Jaebeom released his first three-track digital single, JOAH, which successfully took off worldwide and further...

For the video analysis portion of the final exam, I will examine Bak Jaebeom's music video “V”. At first glance, it seems that all this...

What complications would ensue if pop stars were granted exemption from mandatory military service? Should they be exempted? On what...

Not knowing much about k-pop before this project, I was puzzled by the way idols were developed, undergoing years of professional...

Because most of the choreography in Bak Jaebeom’s songs are quite difficult to master for even those who dance, I was worried that our...

For the cover video project, I was the camera operator and editor. The things I learned were: the amount of time it takes to create a...

Regularly, I’ll browse through Youtube, looking at K-pop videos and simply watching them for enjoyment. What I had not contemplated prior...

I still remember when Dr. Saeji introduced the cover video assignment during the first ASIA 327 lecture of the year. At the time, I...

Q2: Consider the role of television (as compared to other media devices) in your daily consumption and perception of popular culture, in...

Q1: Do you think a solo/group artists' career is financially sustainable in this digital era (of streaming and social media)? Has...

Q4: How has American music influenced your group/solo idol in particular? If you do not think they were influenced, why do you think so?...

Question: How can Korean idols balance the need to be nationalistic (as demanded by Korean audiences, the government, media companies,...